Shoe polishing device



April 20, 1965 L. J. PETION 3,1 8,757

SHOE POLISHING DEVICE Filed Jan. 15, 1964 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 66 a; \kiiztg INVEN TOR.

April 20, 1965 L. J. PETION 3,178,757

SHOE POLISHING DEVICE Filed Jan. 15, 1964 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 /2 INVENTOR 3,178,757 SHGE PQLEHENG DEVIQE Louis J. Petion, (Great Neck, NIY. (11 Lake St., White Plains, N31.) Filed Jan. 15, 1964-, Ser. No. 337,826 9 Claims. (Cl. 15-534) This invention relates to an improved shoe polishing device which combines a shoe brush, a dauber and a buffer, each mounted on a separate base plate and the three base plates removably assembled to form a triangular housing which on its inside accommodates a collapsible container of shoe polish. This triangular housing is rotatably mounted on the inside of a handle shaped cover and is provided with a knob extending to the outside of said cover as a means for rotating the housing into any of three positions and thereby exposing in a cavity which is provided in the cover, either the shoe brush, or the dauber, or the buffer.

One object of the invention is to provide a collapsible container of shoe polish which has a nozzle protruding through the cover, and a control member for conveying the polish from the container directly onto the shoe which is to be polished.

A further object of the invention is to provide a self contained unit which is designed so that either the brush, or the dauber, or the buffer, or the container of shoe polish may be disassembled and replaced in an easy manner.

The main object of the invention is to provide a hand conveniently operable unit which performs the operations of cleaning the shoe, applying the polish, distributing the polish on the shoe, brushing the polish to a shine, and then bufiing it to a gloss, all with one compact unit.

These together with various auxiliary features and objects of the invention which will later become apparent as the following description proceeds are attained by this device, a preferred embodiment of which has been illustrated by way of example only, in the accompanying drawings, whereas:

FIGURE]. is a perspective view of the shoe polishing device with the nozzle cap removed;

FIGURE 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view;

FIGURE 3 is a horizontal longitudinal sectional view of FIGURE 1 with the cover removed, showing in top plane the upper section of the shoe brush, and a cut away portion which shows the polish dispensing mechanism;

FIGURE 4 is a vertical transverse sectional view through the cover of FIGURE 1, showing the interior arrangement;

FIGURE 5 is an end view particularly illustrating the device with the dauber exposed for use;

FIGURE 6 is a front view particularly illustrating the device with the brush exposed for use.

Referring to the drawings, the shoe polishing device of the present invention comprises a platform 1% wit tufts of bristles l2 embedded on one plane, to form a polishing brush l4 and the opposite plane of said platform accommodates a collapsible container 16 filled with a cream shoe polish. The front end of said platform iii is provided with a perpendicular triangular bracket 20 p which has on its interior face two grooves 22. The rear end of said platform ill is also provided with a perpendicular triangular bracket 26 which has two grooves "28 opposed to the grooves 22 in the front bracket 24 A dauber 32 is mounted on a base plate 34, said base plate is slidably installed in the grooves 22 and 28 of the brackets 20 and 24, said base plate 34 is provided with a slot 36 which serves as a locking means. A buffer 38 made of a polishing material such as foam rubber, lambs wool or any other suitable material, is

United States Patent 0 mounted on a base plate 40, said base plate is slideably installed in the grooves 22 and 28 of the brackets and as, said base plate 40 has a lug 42 which engages the slot 36 in the base plate 34 and which serves as a locking means when both base plates 34 and 49 are installed, said lug 42 snaps into the slot 36 when the base plate 34 is being installed. In order to disengage said lug 42, the center portion of the base plate 34 may be pulled away from said lug 42.

A cover 44 is provided with openings at opposite ends, said openings being generally parallel to the polish container 16 and in alignment with each other; the forward opening journals on the protruding bearing 46 of the bracket 20 and the rear opening of said cover 44 journals on the undercut 50 of the knob 48, said knob serves as a convenient means for rotating the platform 10 inside of the cover A pin 52 extends outwardly from the bracket 26. Three holes 5 are provided in the rear of the cover 44, said holes are located on the same radius from the axis of rotation as said pin 52 and said holes 54 are spaced so as to engage said pin 52 when either the brush 14 or the dauber 32 or the buffer 38 is exposed in the cavity of the cover 44. A spring 56 is located between the cover 24 and the bracket Zli for the purpose of keeping the pin 52 engaged in one of the holes 54 when the shoe polishcr is in operation.

A neck 6% is provided with an external thread 62, said neck extends from the collapsible container 16 and protrudes through an opening in the bracket 26) to the exterior of the cover 44. A nozzle 66, for conveying the polish, is provided with an internal thread to engage the thread 62 of the neck fill, and a flange '70. A cap 64 prevents the polish from drying up when the device is not in use.

A squeezer 72 is provided with a threaded hole 73, said hole engages a threaded shaft 74. The bottom of said squeezer '72 is spaced from the top of the platform it) to accommodate the collapsed end of the container 16. The threaded shaft 74 is parallel with the top of the platform it) and has its ends rotatably mounted in the brackets Zii and 26. One end of said shaft 7 extends through the knob 48 and has a knob 86 secured to the protruding end, said knob 8t when pressed in and rotated, will set the squeezer 72 in a forward motion and force the polish through the nozzle 66 onto the shoe. A spring 81 is located on said threaded shaft 74 between the knob 48 and the knob for the purpose of receding the squeezer '72 after the polish has been dispensed and the knob 32) has been released; the receding of said knob 3t relieves the pressure on the container 16 and eliminates further oozing out of polish through the nozzle 66. The front part 32 of the squeezer 72 has a convex shape which enters the hard tapered flange 34 of the container 16 and thereby expels the maximum amount of polish from said container 16.

When the manipulator wishes to employ the polishing device, he holds the handle shaped cover 44 with the brush it exposed, in his hand and brushes the dust or dirt from the shoe; then he directs the nozzle 66 towards the tip of the shoe, presses the knob 80 in and rotates it until a su'ncient amount of shoe polish has been dispensed; then he presses the knob 48 in and rotates it until the dauber 32 is exposed and the pin 52 has engaged the hole 54; then he utilizes the dauber to distribute the polish all over the shoe; then again he presses the knob 48 in and rotates it until the brush 14 is exposed, which he utilizes for shining the shoe; next he presses the knob 48 in and rotates it until the buffer 38 is exposed, which he utilizes to put a final gloss to the shoe.

When the polish in the container 16 becomes exhausted, a new container may be substituted easily by rotating the o knob 43 into the intermediary position so that the locking device of the base plate 4% and the base plate 3-4- is exposedin the cavity of the cover 44.

the nozzle 66. Afterthe base plate 34- has been reinstalled, the shoe 'polisher is again' ready for use.

From the foregoing, the manner of constructing and.

operating the device, together with the numerous advantages, Will be readily understood and further explana tionis believed to be unnecessary. However, since numerous changes will readilyoccur to those skilled inthe art after consideration of the foregoing specification-s and accompanying drawings, itis not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction shown and described,

but all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to falling Within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus disclosed and described the invention, what" is claimed as new is: p V

1. In a shoe polishing device, the combination compris- The lug 42 of the. base plate 40 may now be disengaged from the slot 36,

A fresh container may-now cavity for simultaneously receiving any two of the three work contacting element's and-said cover being open along oneside thereof for selectively exposing either the brush, or the dauber, or'the buflter, means for establishing an 'axis of rotation of said platform with respect to the end Walls of said cover, and means for mounting said platform 'for rotation between said end walls.

ing an elongated platform with opposed triangular end brackets, said platform having means for holding on its bottom side a shoe brush and on its topside a collapsible container of shoe polish, said container having its discharge end projecting through an opening in one of. said end brackets, means for ejecting polish from :said con tainer, a dauber mounted on an elongated base plate, said base plate having its ends removably secured to said end brackets, a buifing material mounted on an elongated base plate, said base plate having its ends removably secured to said end brackets opposite said dauber base'plate,'a cover defining a cavity for selectively accommodating at once any two of the, brush, dauber and butter, said cover having an open side so as to expose the third work contact= ting element which is not'enclosed, means for establishing an axis of rotation of said platform with respect to said 7 1 cover, and means for mounting said platform for rotation about saidaxis between the end Walls of'said cover.

2. In ashoe polishingdevice, the combinationcomprisingan elongated platform with opposed triangular end brackets, said platform having means for holding on its bottom side a shoebrush and on its top side a collapsible container of shoe polish; said container having its discharge end projecting through an aperture in'one of "said end brackets, means for ejecting polish from said container, a dauber brush mounted on an'elongated'base plate,

said base plate having its ends removably secured to said end brackets, a bufier mounted on anelongated base plate, said base plate having its ends removably secured to said end brackets opposite the dauber base plate,'bearings on the exterior 'of said end brackets, a cover having apertures which journal on said bearings a knob for rotating said platform, and a cavity in'said cover.forfselectively'enclosing at once any two of the brush, dauber and buffer,

said cover having angopen sideso as to exposethe'third Work contacting element which is not enclosed. a V 3.'In a shoe polishing device, the combinationlconnf prising anelongated platform with opposed triangular end. brackets, said platform having means for holding on its bottom side a shoe brush and on itstop side a collapsible container of, shoe polish, said container having its dis charge end projecting through an aperture in one" of said end brackets means for ejecting polish frorn said container, 'a dauber mounted on an elongated base plate, a buffer mounted onan elongated base plate, grooves on the inside of saidendbrackets for removably receiving the dauber base plate and the buflier base plate to form jointly with-the platform a triangular housinga cover defininga- "said. pin and said holes being located on the circumference of a circle about said axis of rotation, said holes being spaced so that when they engage the pin either the brush or the dauber orthe buffer is exposed at the open side of the cover, and a spring located between the front bracket and the front end wall of the cover, said spring keepingthe pin from disengaging the hole when the polishing device is in operation. I i

6. A shoe polishing device comprising a handle forming a hollow cover with opposed end walls, an elongated platform having two faces and two end brackets, .a polishing brush located on one face of said platform, a collapsible polish containing tube mounted on the other face of said platform, said-tubehavingits discharge end protruding through an aperture in one of said end brackets, a squeezer provided with a threaded hole engaged on a threaded shaft, said threaded shaft parallel with the platformand its ends rotably mounted in the end brackets, a control member and means responsive to the manipulation of said control memberfor setting said squeezer into motion and thereby compressing said collapsible tube and ejecting the polish from saidtube, a dauber mounted on a separate plate, a buffer mounted on a separate plate, means for removably securing said dauber and buffer base plates to said end brackets, and a knob protruding to the outside of saidcover for rotating said platform inside of said cover so as to selectively house any two of said buffer, brush or dauber andexpose for usethe third work contacting means 7 which is, not being housed;

. 7,, The device of claim 6 wherein the squeezer is spaced which willre nter the hard tapered end of the collapsible tube when said tube is almost empty.

8. The device of claim 6 wherein'the threaded shaft protrudes through the knob 'whichgrotates the platform, another knob is secured to theprotruding end of said threaded-shaft, and a spring ispositioned between said knobs, said spring forces the squeezer to recede after the polish has beendispensed and thereby relieves the pressure on the tube and eliminates oozing out-of the polish. 9. A shoe polishing device comprising an elongated platform with perpendicular 'triangular brackets at each end, hearings on the outside of said end brackets, a shoe brush mounted on one side of said platform,-a collapsible container of shoe polishmounted on the other side of saidaplatform,'a dauber mounted; on an elongated base 1 plate, a buffer mounted" on ganotherelohgated base plate, said dauber and; buifer'basepla'tes being ,rernovably'Ldisposed in grooves provided on the inside ofisaid end bracke ets and forming a triangular housing in cbnjunctionwith' said platform, a neck with an externalthread extending from saidpolishcontainer, an aperture in 'oneof said end brackets, said' aperture accommodates the neck of said cpntainer, a nozzle for conveying the polish, said nozzle being provided'with 1an]internal thread for engaging the external thread of said neck and thereby securing. said container to said end brackeh'a squeezer moving on a threaded shaft, means for rotating said shaft and; setting the-squeezer into a forward motion'and thereby flattening the tube and expelling the polish through said nozzle, a handle shaped cover having two end Walls and a cavity opening on one side, openings in said end walls, said openings being on the same axis with the bearings of said end brackets, and means for rotating said platform inside of said cover so as to selectively house any two of the shoe brush, the dauber or the buffer and exposing the third work contacting element.

9/21 Bauer 15-23 2/61 Petion 15536 CHARLES A. WILLMUTH, Primary Examiner. 

1. IN A SHOE POLISHING DEVICE, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING AN ELONGATED PLATFORM WITH OPPOSED TRIANGULAR END BRACKETS, SAID PLATFORM HAVING MEANS FOR HOLDING ON ITS BOTTOM SIDE A SHOE BRUSH AND ON ITS TOP SIDE A COLLAPSIBLE CONTAINER OF SHOE POLISH, SAID CONTAINER HAVING ITS DISCHARGE END PROJECTING THROUGH AN OPENING IN ONE OF SAID END BRACKETS, MEANS FOR EFFECTING POLISH FROM SAID CONTAINER, A DAUBER MOUNTED ON AN ELONGATED BASE PLATE, SAID BASE PLATE HAVING ITS END REMOVABLY SECURED TO SAID END BRACKETS, A BUFFING MATERIAL MOUNTED ON AN ELONGATED BASE PLATE, SAID BASE PLATE HAVING ITS ENDS REMOVABLY SECURED TO SAID END BRACKETS OPPOSITE SAID DAUPER BASE PLATE, A COVER DEFINING A CAVITY FOR SELECTIVELY ACCOMMODATING AT ONCE ANY TWO OF THE BRUSH, DAUPER AND BUFFER, SAID COVER HAVING AN OPEN SIDE SO AS TO EXPOSE THE THIRD WORK CONTACTTING ELEMENT WHICH IS NOT ENCLOSED, MEANS FOR ESTABLISHING AN AXIS OF ROTATION OF SAID PLATFORM WITH RESPECT TO SAID COVER, AND MEANS FOR MOUNTING SAID PLATFORM FOR ROTATION ABOUT SAID AXIS BETWEEN THE END WALLS OF SAID COVER. 